T3 ELA 8 Daily Assignments

Adios, amigos

benchmark assessment

thursday, may 21, 2015

agenda

Today, you are working on presentations while I hear the last couple of folks present one on one to me. This requires TRUST. After yesterday's lovely trip, I know this is possible.

Some common things I'm noticing:
*Take a look at your content area support. This might need beefing up if you only wrote one sentence or so about each example. Don't forget to provide context. Don't assume the audience has learned what you learned. Some might not remember. It's been awhile.

*Take a look at the call to action. Are you specific enough? Have you said what continued training, experiences, and education you'll need to accomplish this world view? Tell us what future plans/goals you will achieve to help promote your big idea/world view.

*I have learned that you are a grateful class. You may weave in your gratefulness to the people in your lives who have helped you develop this big idea (remember: your parents are your primary educators)

sle presentation schedule

resources from mr. mireles

Under the section called “The Teaching Office of the Church” of the 1983 Code of Canon Law

Can. 748 §1. All persons are bound to seek the truth in those things which regard God and his Church and by virtue of divine law are bound by the obligation and possess the right of embracing and observing the truth which they have come to know.

§2. No one is ever permitted to coerce persons to embrace the Catholic faith against their conscience.

Can. 795 Since true education must strive for complete formation of the human person that looks to his or her final end as well as to the common good of societies, children and youth are to be nurtured in such a way that they are able to develop their physical, moral, and intellectual talents harmoniously, acquire a more perfect sense of responsibility and right use of freedom, and are formed to participate actively in social life.

Gospel according to John

The Washing of the Disciples’ Feet.* 1 Before the feast of Passover,* Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already induced* Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, 3 fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, 4 he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. 5 *Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. John 13:1–5 (NABRE)

Acts of the Apostles

3 On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him.4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”5 He said, “Who are you, sir?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Acts 9:3–5 (NABRE)

Structures of Conversion to the Christian faith[1]

The first step, therefore, in the normal process of conversion is the investigation andexamination of the credentials of the Church, which often is a painful labor lasting for years. This intellectual conviction however, is not yet the act of faith.
- Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth -- in a word, to know himself -- so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves (cf. Ex 33:18; Ps 27:8-9; 63:2-3; Jn 14:8; 1 Jn 3:2) (Fides)
- the practice of philosophy therefore consists in nothing other than in deepening, stimulating, and searching for the truth that will then lead to all truth; this therefore thought of as given and as a gift to be accepted also by the intellect. (Fisichella)
One may hesitate, or refuse to take the next step, which is the "good will to believe " (pius credulitatis affectus ).
- Philosophical thought is hence characterized by dynamic openness, which of itself precludes any conclusion claiming to be accepted as definitive. (Fisichella)
And this leads to the third and final act, the act of faith itself: I believe what the Church teaches because God has revealed it.
- Faith is the first step of man towards God. (Latourelle)

[1] http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3334

Mr. Mireles sent me this information to share with you. This is what he was referencing when he answered your questions about your topics.

thursday, may 14-Friday, May 15

agenda

Writing
Work on speech (independent work)
Present to a friend and give feedback on register, etc.
EMAIL YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR MOST RECENT COPY OF YOUR SPEECH: SUBJECT LINE SHOULD BE "MAY 15TH PRESENTATION"

Reading
Notes on Dehumanization (The Systematic Taking-away of One's Humanity)
Photo Activity
*Who created this document?
*What was the purpose of the document?
*Who was the intended audience?
*What is the tone of the document? Provide evidence to support ideas.
*What are two or three questions that this document raises for you? How might you find the answers to these questions?
*Does this document humanize or dehumanize the people in your document?

weekly homework

This week, spend an hour each night polishing your speech, working on the multimedia, and practicing doing the presentation.

Due Friday: The multimedia portion of your presentation

Monday and Tuesday of next week: You will present to me. I will call you out of class to present.

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wednesday, may 13

agenda

Test on Night

Writing
Demo of speech revision
Your turn (work independently

weekly homework

This week, spend an hour each night polishing your speech, working on the multimedia, and practicing doing the presentation.

Due Friday: The multimedia portion of your presentation
Monday and Tuesday of next week: You will present to me. I will call you out of class to present.

tuesday, may 12

agenda

Cornell Notes on One Survivor Remembers and do discussion questions

Writer's Workshop
Work on the speech/presentation
Sign ups in the back of the room

Courtesy: University of Texas. Click on photo above to hear Gerda Weissman Klein recount her liberation from the SS at the end of the war.

weekly homework

This week, spend an hour each night polishing your speech, working on the multimedia, and practicing doing the presentation.

Due Wednesday: Test on Night
Due Friday: The multimedia portion of your presentation

Monday, May 11

agenda

Cornell Notes on Public Speaking
Julian Treasure: How to Speak So That People Want to Listen

Read and Annotate
The Gettysburg Address

The Speech
Use the rubric to see if your speech is up to par. This is individual work. After scoring, email me what you scored and why. Tell me what you need to do to improve. Sign ups will take place during this time if you'd like a one on one conference. If there's time after emailing me about your speech, work on the multimedia part or practice public speaking. Alone.

Notes on Humanity
Continue our notes

weekly homework

wednesday, may 6

agenda

Word Study
*Vocabulary for Night

Writing
*SLE Speech

Reading
*Humanity notes
*American Denial Part II

weekly homework

Due Tuesday, May 5: Big idea template
Tuesday, May 5: Luke Gaines Memorial Scholarship Essay (in class)
Due Wednesday, May 6: Complete first draft of SLE Speech/Essay
Wednesday, May 6: Final Exam Study Guide Will Be Posted
Due Thursday, May 7: Vocabulary quiz
Due Friday, May 8: Final draft of SLE Speech/Essay (takes place of that week's blog post)

Tuesday, May 12: Test on Night

tuesday, happy Thank-God-Puebla-put-an-end-to-european- colonialism-in-the-americas day (a.k.a. this is not independence day, but yes, if mexican-americans in the southwest began a tradition decades ago of celebrating cultural heritage on this symbolic day, then let's to it...in a respectful way, like without novelty hats)

agenda

Writing
*Luke Gaines Essay: Please read the handout. Type your in-class essay in MLA format (12 pt., professional font, double-spaced). Do not need complete heading, just the name in the upper left hand corner. Please have a title. Email a doc or PDF to Ms. Gunter before class is over in order to be eligible for the scholarship.

Reading and Word Study
*Read until the end of Night. Do the vocabulary.

Writing
Begin your first draft. Use your template and the notes from last week about how to structure a great speech. Also look at the rubric, so you know how I'm assessing you.

weekly homework

The Chicano Movement in the Southwest in the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the u.s. tradition of celebrating cinco de mayo

We don't leave our Church when we are upset with it. The Church has room for many voices. Click on the image to find out how Catolicos por La Raza used their voice within the Church to impact social change. (This also supports how the people and the Church are servants of God to create God's Kingdom on earth and how both people and the Church are always in the process of "becoming." We are on the journey together. People and the the Church are not perfect but are engaged in the process of becoming perfect, or closer to God.)

Battle of Puebla Re-enactment (Courtesy of National Geographic). Click here for a brief article about the history of Cinco de Mayo.

monday, may the 4th be with you (and with your spirit)

agenda

Assembly and Mass (shortened class)

Writing
*Complete the big idea speech template and get teacher approval
*Begin drafting (first draft due Wednesday)

Reading and Vocabulary
Read pp. 86-the end of the book and note the vocabulary words

weekly homework

Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, or Return of the Jedi, this is the story in 2 minutes.

What are the big ideas?

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friday, may 1, 2015

agenda

Word Study
*Vocab Quiz

Reading
*Read blog posts until everyone is done with the quiz
*Continue humanity notes
*Finish Ted Talk

Writing
Template Brainstorm for the Big Idea (see right)

upcoming

Step 1: Complete the template before drafting the speech

thursday, april 30, 2015

agenda

Writing
*Diego Baza Memorial Essay (one page, typed, single or 1.5 or double spaced, name in the upper left hand corner)

Independent Work
*Vocabulary (quiz Friday)
*Blog post (in case you didn't do one yet even though it is due today)
*Choose SLE presentation date
*Go over SLE presentation
*Go over SLE rubrics

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weekly homework

Due Friday: Vocabulary quiz
Due Wednesday, May 6: Complete first draft of SLE Speech/Essay
Due Friday, May 8: Final draft of SLE Speech/Essay (takes place of that week's blog post)

upcoming

In-class Scholarship Essays

Tuesday, May 5 Luke Gaines Essay

Tuesday, May 19th (English Final)--Study Guide handed out on Monday, May 4

SLE Presentation schedule

wednesday, april 29, 2015

agenda

Reading
*All students: Continued notes on humanity (from NPR)
*Girls only (boys out of the classroom for presentation): read and annotate 3 poems about what it means to be a woman (going along with our humanity theme)

weekly homework

Due Wednesday: Questions for Night
Due Thursday: Blog post
Due Friday: Vocabulary quiz

upcoming

In-class Scholarship Essays
Thursday, April 30: Diego Baza Essay
Tuesday, May 5 Luke Gaines Essay

Tuesday, May 19th (English Final)--Study Guide handed out on Monday, May 4

SLE Presentation Guidelines and Due Dates given out on Thursday, April 30

SLE Presentation Dates
Check with your parents what dates they can attend. Come Thursday with your top 3 choices:

Tuesday, May 26 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots
Wednesday, May 27 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots
Thursday, May 28 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots and (1:50-2:45)--3 slots
Friday, May 29 (8:15-9:00)--2 slots

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

agenda

Word Study
If you haven't read this section, read it. But you should have read so that you can concentrate on vocabulary.

Reading and Writing
*Notes: Humanity continued
PBS Newshour
Life Teen article

weekly homework

Due Wednesday: Questions for Night
Due Thursday: Blog post
Due Friday: Vocabulary quiz

upcoming

In-class Scholarship Essays
Thursday, April 30: Diego Baza Essay
Tuesday, May 5

Tuesday, May 19th (English Final)--Study Guide handed out on Monday, May 4

SLE Presentation Guidelines and Due Dates given out on Thursday, April 30

SLE Presentation Dates
Check with your parents what dates they can attend. Come Thursday with your top 3 choices:

Tuesday, May 26 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots
Wednesday, May 27 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots
Thursday, May 28 (8:15-10:00)--7 slots and (1:50-2:45)--3 slots
Friday, May 29 (8:15-9:00)--2 slots

Jesus models humanity for us. So what does this little animation inform us about what it means to be human? What are the qualities and conditions of being human? What implications does this have for Elie Wiesel and the characters in his memoir? What implications does this have for what is happening in the United States today? Around the world today? In your own life today?

monday, april 27, 2015

agenda

Word Study
Read the next section and do vocabulary words

Reading
Gospel reading: Temptation of Jesus (read and annotate)
Four corners--What is this reading telling you about what it means to be human?
Notes: Humanity

tuesday, april 21, 2015

agenda

Word Study
*Go over yesterday's MUGS
*Time to work on vocabulary

Reading
*PBS Newshour (Q: How does subconscious thought shape how we think and act?)
*Review Bonhoeffer notes (mini lesson)
*Continue Bonhoeffer notes and Church's response to the Holocaust (according to the Catholic News Agency)--see yesterday's agenda for link
*Going back to Scripture

Writing
Ch. 2 Questions (I'm reviewing Ch. 1 tomorrow)

weekly homework

Updated Tuesday, April 21 at 2:40 p.m.

Read this week from pp. 28-56. Read up to the sentence: "Two weeks later, all the Poles were transferred to another camp. I had lost my crown for nothing."

*Below is the vocabulary due Thursday (Quiz Friday)

*Ch. 1 Reading Questions and writing prompts from last week due Wednesday

*Ch. 2 Reading Questions due Friday

*Life Map due Wednesday, April 29

monday, april 20, 2015

agenda

8-9 a.m.

Word Study
*MUGS 15
*Vocabulary from pp. 28-55

Reading
*Read and Cornell notes about Dietrich Bonhoeffer
*Read and Cornell notes about the Church's response to the Holocaust
*Read this week's reading assignment

9-10 a.m.

Reading
*Read and annotate prayer
*Watch short film
*Read Scripture

weekly homework

*Read this week from pp. 28-55
*Below is the vocabulary due Thursday (Quiz Friday)
*Ch. 1 Reading Questions and writing prompts from last week due Wednesday
*Ch. 2 Reading Questions due Friday
*Life Map due Wednesday, April 29

friday, april 17, 2015

agenda

Word Study
*Vocabulary Quiz

Reading and Writer's Workshop
Finish up work from this week (in order of priority)
*Blog post
*Yesterday's Cornell notes for BOTH article
*Answer Journal Prompt from Tuesday
*Do the writing assignment from yesterday
*Ch. 1 Reading Questions
*Comment on two people's blog posts/reading logs from this week

WHATEVER IS IN GREEN NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS IS OVER

The last two things you can do over the weekend OR you can work on next week due Wednesday.

weekly homework

None.
I will post next week's work by the end of today in case you wanted to get an early start this weekend.
Also, use this weekend to catch up on missing work.

thursday, april 16, 2015

agenda

Jennifer's Prompts

Word Study
Grudgeball!

Reading

*Yesterday, we looked at some reasons why Jews in Romania did not leave Romania when they had the chance. So what was Jewish life in Europe like before the Holocaust? Read and Cornell notes for this brief overview.

Today, we'll look at some reasons why Jewish folks' neighbors could have let this happen. How could non-Jewish Christians let this happen to their Jewish neighbors if the heart of Christianity is love for others?

*Cornell notes on the role of protestant and Catholic churches during the Nazi regime

Courtesy: Angela Meyer

I miss you guys.
Wish I were there.
Be safe.

Picture source: Pinterest (couldn't find original source)

weekly homework

Use this week to catch up on old work.

Due Wednesday: Pronoun Case Quiz on No Red Ink (do some practices on the website; look at your results to see what you missed and learn from that

Due Thursday: Poetry quiz (application of your knowledge--how to annotate, interpretation--multiple choice and short answer)

Due Thursday: Blog post from the week's learning

monday, march 30, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*MUG 13
*Minilesson on Personal Pronouns
*Vocab activity will come later (after Holocaust Notes review)

2. Readers Workshop
*TED Talk (set up Cornell notes)-Dave Isay "Everyone Around You Has a Story to Tell"
*"An Easter Ode" by Paul Laurence Dunbar

3. Writers Workshop

friday, march 26, 2015

agenda

Comment on people's blogs (the Bucket List). If someone doesn't have a bucket list on the blog, please comment on something else.

While you're working, I'll be checking in individually with what you have completed this week.

Poem annotation practice (handout)

weekly homework

WE START NIGHT ON MONDAY!

Thank you for your work this week! Use the weekend to rest, rejuvenate, and spend time with your family and friends.

BUT

If you need to make up work because you were absent or need to catch up on some things, I suggest taking some time to catch up. We're starting Night on Monday, so you'll want to know some background information about the author and the Holocaust (through the Cornell notes of the Oprah interview and the Holocaust Scavenger Hunt).

wednesday, march 25, 2015

agenda

**Mass today at 8:30, so it's a shortened class.
1. Word Study
*Pronoun Case (No Red Ink Practice #3)
*Vocabulary Squares

2. Writers Workshop (you are probably at the conference stage for at least one of these--if not, you should be at the revision stage)
*Bucket List
*Literary Analysis Essay
*"Interlopers" Newspaper

3. Readers Workshop
*Night Activity #2:
Performance objective of this assignment: Students will learn more about the author/memoirist Elie Wiesel. This information will aid in comprehending Night.

Do Cornell Notes for this transcript of an interview between Oprah and Elie Wiesel (Sorry, the video from this broadcast was taken down, so I only have the transcript. Otherwise, we could have watched it because who doesn't love Oprah. Right, Kelan?) The interview is 8 pages (pp. 2-8) but the font is big and there's lots of blank space between questions. You'll have time to work again on Thursday.

*Finish questions from "The Interlopers"

Courtesy: OWN Network

weekly homework

Due Thursday: Literary Analysis Essay

Due Friday: Bucket List published as a blog post

In this short 51 second video clip, Wiesel claims that indifference is worse than hate. What do you think about what he says?

tuesday, march 24, 2015

agenda

1. Readers Workshop Part 1
Clear your desk, get in testing position, and when Mrs. Lopez gives you the okay,
go to Renaissance Place and take the Benchmark Test. Mrs. Lopez has your username and password in case you need it.

2. Word Study
*Pronoun Case (No Red Ink Practice #2 and also #1 if you did not finish yesterday)
*Vocabulary Squares (Choose any four words from "The Interlopers" or "Mending Wall")

3. Writers Workshop
*Bucket List
*Literary Analysis paper related to "Scarlet Ibis"
*Interlopers Newspaper

4. Readers Workshop Part 2
*Annotate Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" (which I handed out yesterday)
*On a separate sheet of paper (written or typed), answer questions from "The Interlopers"

Study me!

weekly homework

Due Wednesday: Study pronoun case notes (see below for Due Tuesday; I will have pics of the posters on the website by this afternoon); Interlopers Newspaper draft (final draft due Friday--will have time given to work on in class Wednesday and Thursday)

Due Thursday: Literary Analysis Essay

Due Friday: Bucket List published as a blog post

Study me, too!

monday, march 23, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*MUGS
*Pronoun Case (brief demo and then No Red Ink)
*Vocabulary Squares for this week's readings

2. Writers Workshop
*Literary Analysis Essay that MUST be about "Scarlet Ibis" (due Thursday)
*Bucket List (see handout)--this will be the Blog Post due Friday
*Comment on two people's blog posts from last week

3. Readers Workshop
*Short Story "The Interlopers"

weekly homework

Due Tuesday:
*Study pronoun case notes (memorize the charts and the basic facts; be able to apply--Do practice and study from No Red Ink);
*Do the Night activity: Holocaust Scavenger Hunt on the right

Due Wednesday: Do Night activity #2; Study pronoun case notes (see above for Due Tuesday); Interlopers Newspaper draft

Due Thursday: Literary Analysis Essay

Due Friday: Bucket List published as a blog post

Night Activity #1: Holocaust scavenger hunt homework

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Performance Objective of this HW Assignment:
Students will understand some general background information about the Holocaust including the history, people involved, and the factors that influenced how the Holocaust happened. This general information will be useful in aiding comprehension of Night.

friday, march 20, 2015

agenda

2. Readers Workshop
*Story Corps: Write ONE thing that sticks out to you.
*Conrell Notes: Sarah Kay "How Many Lives Can You Live?"
*Read people's sonnets (Gallery Walk)
*Comment on two people's blog posts
3. Put your work in your notebook for me to collect at the end of class.

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23

Courtesy: UCSB History Department

This is the book you need to get by Monday.

thursday, march 19, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Twitter vocabulary (vocabulary in context)
*Nominative and Objective Case Pronouns

2. Readers Workshop
*Group/Expert Gallery Walk of the posters (in preparation for in-class literary analysis paper)
*Another poem? Of course.

3. Writers Workshop
*Use Workshop time to work on your sonnet (you are all going to be at different stages of the writing process)
*Blog post
*Minilesson: Writing the introduction of a literary analysis paper (I will model, and then you can work in pairs to write your own intro)

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23
Due Friday: blog post; Sonnet typed and with an accompanying image (digital but sourced on the back, original art work, or original photograph)

wednesday, march 18, 2015

agenda

*Shortened class due to Mass

1. No Word Study today

2. Readers Workshop
*Finish posters for "Scarlet Ibis" (we are doing a Gallery Walk of these tomorrow to prepare for our literary analysis paper on Friday)
*Shakespeare and Sonnets

3. Writers Workshop
•Gallery Walk of Liam the Leprechaun (vote for the TOP 2)
*Write your own sonnet based on your assigned topic

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23
Blog post due Friday
Due Thursday: vocabulary squares
Due Friday: blog post; Sonnet typed and with an accompanying image (digital but sourced on the back, original art work, or original photograph)

tuesday, march 17, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Vocab Squares
*Figurative language (St. Patrick's Day)

2. Readers Workshop
*"Digging" by Seamus Heaney
*Video

3. Writers Workshop
Liam the Leprechaun

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23
Blog post due Friday
Due Wednesday: Liam the Leprechaun intro; figurative language examples
Due Thursday: vocabulary squares
Due Friday: blog post

Courtesy: www.quoteswave.com

monday, march 16, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*MUGS 11
*Vocab Squares (please indicate which strategy you're using and what texts your words come from)
2. Readers Workshop
*Finish finding 6 pieces of evidence from "The Scarlet Ibis" (continued from Friday)
*Questions from "The Scarlet Ibis" (fishbowl questions this week come from here)
*Annotate "Annabel Lee" by our friend Poe
3. Writers Workshop

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23
Blog post due Friday
Due Tuesday: Finish "Scarlet Ibis" questions and your six pieces of evidence
Due Wednesday: Liam the Leprechaun
Due Thursday: vocabulary squares
Due Friday: blog post

friday, march 13, 2015

agenda

1. TKAM Test
2. Comment on two folks' blog posts
3. "Scarlet Ibis" close reading double-entry notes (see sample in class; I will upload photo samples this weekend):
#1-5 find evidence where Brother has positive feelings about Doodle
#6-10 find evidence where Brother has negative feelings about Doodle
#11-15 find evidence where Hurst mentions anything having to do with birds
#16-20 find evidence where Hurst mentions anything having to do with the color red
#21-26 find evidence where Hurst mentions anything having to do with Christian imagery

weekly homework

Get the book Night by Elie Wiesel by Monday, March 23

Have a lovely Friday and an even lovelier weekend!

thursday, march 12, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Vocabulary Squares due Friday (see Tuesday, March 10 for instructions)

2. Readers Workshop
*Watch Part II of TKAM (focus on storytelling through film)
*Review game for the test (Whack a Mole Character and Quote ID)

weekly homework

Due Friday: TKAM Test

Image from documentary Fearful Symmetry: Making of To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus (Gregory Peck) and Harper Lee!

wednesday, march 11, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Vocabulary Squares due Friday (see below for instructions)

2. Readers Workshop
*Watch Part I of TKAM (focus: storytelling through film)

weekly homework

Due Thursday: Blog post

Due Friday: TKAM Test

tuesday, march 10, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*M.U.G. 10
*Vocabulary Squares for Ch. 27-31 (Here are the words:

1. connived
2. eccentricities
3. incantations
4. irascible
5. pinioned
6. purloined
7. repertoire
8. staccato
9. teeming

2. Readers Workshop
*Walt Whitman's "O Me! O Life!" (answer questions on separate piece of paper)
*Reading nonfiction--Apple article on back of Whitman's "O Me! O Life!"
*"Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst
*Read and Cornell notes for Ch. 28-31 (due Wednesday)
3. Writers Workshop
*Beginning a fictional narrative
*Gallery Walk "The Lady or the Tiger?" ending
*Blog Post (due Thursday)

weekly homework

Due Wednesday: Finish TKAM; we'll watch the film and do a compare and contrast

Due Thursday: Blog post

Due Friday: TKAM Test

Photo of Scarlet Ibis Courtesy: ejphoto.com

A "bleeding tree" is an oak, cherry, or citrus tree that has a bacteria that causes the tree to get cankers that "bleed" the tree's sap. The sap looks like blood.

See more photos and info about bleeding trees here and here. Now, do you see how this is connected to Doodle?

Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture Forestry Service

monday, march 9, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*M.U.G. 10
*Vocabulary Squares for Ch. 27-31 (You may do all four words OR three words and choose ONE other word from this week's readings.)
2. Readers Workshop
*Walt Whitman's "O Me! O Life!"
*Read and Cornell notes for Ch. 28-31 (due Wednesday)
3. Writers Workshop
*Work on ending of "The Lady or the Tiger?" (due Tuesday)
*Blog Post (due Thursday)

weekly homework

Due Tuesday: Read TKAM (at least two chapters); ending of "The Lady or the Tiger?" (Gallery Walk)(

Due Wednesday: Finish TKAM; we'll watch the film and do a compare and contrast

Due Thursday: Blog post

Due Friday: TKAM Test

friday, march 6, 2015

agenda

1. Ch. 23-26 Quiz
2. Comment on two friends' blog posts
3. Gallery Walk of your writing piece for this week (your narrative OR "The Lady or the Tiger?" ending)
4. Put together your notebook for the first week's trimester work. EVERYTHING from this week goes in that notebook. Please print anything that needs to be printed out and place in your notebook. Finish this week's work.

weekly homework

Due Monday: Read Ch. 27 and Cornell notes

Click on the picture for the story. Courtesy: NPR Story Corps

thursday, march 5, 2015

agenda

1. NO ELA class today due to scheduling of video conference with Boeing engineers

weekly homework

Due Friday: Blog Post; TKAM Quiz Ch. 23-26; narrative OR ending of "The Lady or the Tiger?" for Gallery Walk

I'm collecting notebooks Friday. Please mark the following with a Post It Note:
*Choose ONE of the TKAM Cornell notes you would like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric
*Choose ONE of the poems (either "Red, Red, Rose" or "Sonnet 30" you'd like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric)
*I will be assessing BOTH Vocabulary choice boards from this week and last week using the Achievement Rubric)
*Print out your personal narrative and tape/staple it into your notebook

wednesday, march 4, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Vocabulary Choice Board due Thursday
*Do "the Word" for ONE word from either "The Lady or the Tiger?"
*Have your completed draft on your desk, so I can check. Do NOT try to swindle me with a non-complete draft. If you're not finished, just tell me so. I don't want to hear about how you just need one more paragraph or an ending or one more sentence. Complete means complete.

2. Readers Workshop
*QUICK review of "Sonnet 30" and "A Red, Red Rose"
*Graffiti Walls--This time, you are commenting. Remember constructive commenting guidelines. Don't be a troll. Don't clutter the walls with "cool" and other meaningless drivel. Comments should add to the conversation, not detract from them.

3. Writers Workshop
*Peer conference your narrative (only if you have a completed draft). Otherwise, you are working solo on your narrative.
Here's a link to Write Like a Pro tips.
*Work on your ending for "The Lady or the Tiger?"

weekly homework

Due Thursday: Vocabulary Choice Board for Ch. 23-26; Read Ch. 26 and do Cornell notes
Due Friday: Blog Post; TKAM Quiz Ch. 23-26; narrative OR ending of "The Lady or the Tiger?" for Gallery Walk

I'm collecting notebooks Friday. Please mark the following with a Post It Note:
*Choose ONE of the TKAM Cornell notes you would like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric
*Choose ONE of the poems (either "Red, Red, Rose" or "Sonnet 30" you'd like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric)
*I will be assessing BOTH Vocabulary choice boards from this week and last week using the Achievement Rubric)
*Print out your personal narrative and tape/staple it into your notebook

tuesday, March 3, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study
*Vocabulary due Thursday

2. Readers Workshop
*Centers for "The Lady or the Tiger?"--graffiti walls and creative writing
*Read and Cornell notes Ch. 25 due Wednesday

3. Writers Workshop
*Work on your narrative due Wednesday

Graffiti Wall in Silver Lake (near Downtown, Los Angeles)

weekly homework

Due Wednesday: full draft of a narrative for peer conferencing of writer's workshop; Read Ch. 25 and do Cornell notes
Due Thursday: Vocabulary Choice Board for Ch. 23-26; Read Ch. 26 and do Cornell notes
Due Friday: Blog Post; TKAM Quiz Ch. 23-26; ending of "The Lady or the Tiger?" for Gallery Walk

I'm collecting notebooks Friday. Please mark the following with a Post It Note:
*Choose ONE of the TKAM Cornell notes you would like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric
*Choose ONE of the poems (either "Red, Red, Rose" or "Sonnet 30" you'd like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric)
*I will be assessing BOTH Vocabulary choice boards from this week and last week using the Achievement Rubric)
*Print out your personal narrative and tape/staple it into your notebook

monday, march 2, 2015

agenda

1. Word Study

*MUGS 9
*Vocabulary for Ch. 23-26--find definitions and do choice board

2. Readers Workshop

*Complete full annotation of last week's poems and songs ("Red, Red, Rose" and "Sonnet 30")
*"The Lady or the Tiger" short story and review of annotating narratives
*Check out the reading schedule for TKAM under Weekly Homework

3. Writers Workshop
*Your choice personal narrative due Wednesday (use Like a Pro techniques; see rubric)--make sure it's a small moment

weekly homework

Due Tuesday: Last week's poems must be annotated, so you're ready for Wednesday's classwork regarding these poems; Read Ch. 24 and do Cornell notes
Due Wednesday: personal narrative; Read Ch. 25 and do Cornell notes
Due Thursday: Vocabulary Choice Board for Ch. 23-26; Read Ch. 26 and do Cornell notes
Due Friday: Blog Post; TKAM Quiz Ch. 23-26

I'm collecting notebooks Friday. Please mark the following with a Post It Note:
*Choose ONE of the TKAM Cornell notes you would like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric
*Choose ONE of the poems (either "Red, Red, Rose" or "Sonnet 30" you'd like me to assess using the Achievement Rubric)
*I will be assessing BOTH Vocabulary choice boards from this week and last week using the Achievement Rubric)
*Print out your personal narrative and tape/staple it into your notebook